Just wanted to see how fellow BPers feel about future interest rates? As all investments are linked to rates, I feel that rates in the future matters a great deal.

If an investment property is purchased today and th...

Hi BP nation! Here is my story and the numbers on my first deal since joining BP. I started looking for buy-and-hold properties back in the summer; specifically, small, multi-families. With the help of an investor...

As I'm looking to buy my first rental, I've accumulated a solid list of 4-5 agents/brokers that fit my criteria (on paper). I've scheduled some time to talk to all of them to get a better sense of how their skill set ...

I'm new to BP, and new to focused renting and REI. However I'm decades into both residential and commercial rentals. Up until recently, it has been a sideline or ancillary to my normal business. We have some residenti...

I had a "single" mother apply for one of my properties. According to social media, she is engaged to a guy and, as of 3 weeks ago, the relationship is in good standing.She never mentioned this guy to me and said she i...

How much do you need to clear per door to consider it a deal? I'm looking at my first property and accounting for management cost (10%), the numbers (provided I'm not over estimating costs) aren't too appetizing. ...

I've been brushing up on Fair Housing and I'm not sure about this distinction. I know the protected classes in my state and locality.Say I have an open house for a few hours and when I'm done I have X online applicati...

I will be moving soon to a new home, and plan to rent my current home - wasn't intentional but possible structural concerns w/ a basement wall killed a sale, so renting has become a good "second choice" for us. Luckil...

This is for a SFH rental. We listed for $1900 and have many parties (6-7) trying to get it, with 2-3 very strongly trying to lock it down.How do we propose a higher rent when we have multiple parties trying to "lock i...

Hi BP team. I am looking to invest my hard earned pennies out of state in either SFH or Multi with goal of building sufficient cash flow to allow me to leave my current W2 job.  I am a younger single gal, first time h...